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\nE3 2017 has officially come to a close. It was a year that brought some major surprises in the form of Beyond Good & Evil 2 and the Xbox One X, as well as a few minor disappointments in the form of Nintendo\u2019s 2017 release line-up and Sony\u2019s backwards-facing keynote.
If one thing\u2019s for sure, though, it\u2019s that this year\u2019s show brought us a look at some incredible games \u2013 many of which we\u2019 ve rounded up for you right here.
The games that follow are our editors\u2019 picks of the best games of the show. Some of these games we were able to try for ourselves, others we\u2019 ll likely be waiting a few years for, but all of them are worth your time and consideration.
Without further ado, here\u2019s TechRadar\u2019s round-up of the best games from this year\u2019s show.
«There was no game that impressed me more at this year\u2019s show than Super Mario Odyssey. Mario has made a few missteps throughout his career, but Odyssey is shaping up to be his greatest adventure to date. Each world that I played during the show felt packed to the point of bursting with collectibles, and new customization options will give Mario a fresh look for every setting. With The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild at last year\u2019s show, and Super Mario Odyssey at this year\u2019s E3, Nintendo is quickly making up for lost time.»
«Before E3 2017, I couldn\u2019 t have cared less about a new Mario game. Now, I think it was one of the most exciting announcements of the entire show. We had already seen a short teaser for the game, but the new trailer took that slight strangeness of exploring New Donk City to a whole new level and suggested the entire lore of the Mario universe is about to undergo a huge change. If the Mario hat can take over anything it touches, doesn\u2019 t that mean the plump Italian plumber has been possessed all along? Plus, you can become a T-Rex with a moustache and a liberal sense of fun.»
«I was entirely prepared for Insomniac\u2019s Spider-Man to steal the show for me. Although the Batman Arkham series is often cited as the series that showed us all how good superhero games could be, I always had a soft spot for the Treyarch-produced Spiderman 2 on the PS2. Away from the grim gothic world of Batman, Spiderman\u2019s colorful cast of characters and web-slinging open-world freedom was always going to be way up my street.
It might still be a great game, but after Sony\u2019s frustrating decision to restrict the game\u2019s showing this year to purely hands off experiences, it\u2019s tough to approach the game with anything more than cautious optimism.
With Spider-Man disallowed because it wasn\u2019 t playable at the show, it seems unfair to give my personal pick to Metroid Prime 4, whose sole appearance was a logo that appeared slowly over the course of a 40 second trailer (a trailer hilariously still uploaded to Nintendo\u2019s YouTube channel) , but this was probably the surprise announcement that had me the most excited at this year\u2019s show.
All of this leads me to Sea of Thieves, a game that has intermittently been on my radar for a number of months, but that I\u2019 d never paid close attention to until I got the chance to play it for myself.
From the charming art-style, to the intensely co-operative gameplay, Sea of Thieves was the game that had me most excited to revisit it when it\u2019s released. I can\u2019 t wait to get drunk on grog with my friends online, and then proceed to fire them out of canons in the vague hope that they\u2019 ll make their way onto an enemy\u2019s ship.
Sea of Thieves was a delight, and it feels like it has the potential to be one of the most joyous and lighthearted online experiences when it\u2019s eventually in the hands of gamers.»
I wasn’t a massive fan of the original Destiny and I’m not a keen PC gamer but after trying the game\u2019s single player campaign on PC at this year\u2019s show it\u2019s safe to say I\u2019 m pretty excited. 4K visuals with an uncapped framerate and extremely well-translated and intuitive keyboard and mouse controls meant that I had an absolute blast playing the game\u2019s first mission. Satisfying gunplay and a single player world that actually felt alive have convinced me I have to go back for more. I haven’t tried multiplayer but surely that’s something we can assume Bungie has done right. Surely?»
«Despite all of the visual splendor of Super Mario Odyssey and the strange hype-tinged-with-bitterness I feel for Metroid: Samus Returns (seriously, why isn\u2019 t this one on Switch?) , it\u2019s Wargroove.
This tiny turn-based strategy game from ChuckleFish Games set for PC and Nintendo Switch this year captures so much \u2013 maybe too much? \u2013 of what I loved about classic handheld strategy games like Advance Wars and Fire Emblem as a kid with a Game Boy in his hands.
I anticipate myself offering up hours upon hours to this game on my Switch during my commute into TechRadar\u2019s New York office this summer.»
«Disclaimer: I\u2019 m not a gamer, but God of War grabbed my attention from the get-go with its stunning visuals, mythological characters and father-son story that tugs at the heartstrings.
God of War looks to be a visceral hero\u2019s journey that\u2019s also a coming of age tale for Kratos\u2019 youngin\u2019 , two threads that pack a punch, and emotional impact. The bone crushing hand-to-hand combat is particularly appealing for this former fighting game fan. Plus, I love a warrior that can wield an axe.»
«There have been a lot of Spiderman games and almost all of them have been bad. Thankfully, Insomniac\u2019s take on the wall-crawler looks like the Spiderman game we finally deserve. The first thing this latest Spiderman game gets right is its greater focus on stealth and speed, rather than the hero\u2019s brawling skills, which has all too often been the highlight of past games.
Spiderman also whips around New York City like he should with plenty of acrobatics and web slinging. The only things I personally don\u2019 t like are numerous QTEs and the costume, but aside from these minor gripes, I\u2019 m very excited about the prospects of this new Spiderman game.»
«There\u2019s surely only one correct answer to this question, right? After the disappointing arrival of Mass Effect: Andromeda, the team at Bioware had to bounce back big time at this year\u2019s E3. And that they did with \u2018Anthem\u2019 , given the headline slot at Microsoft\u2019s Xbox One X reveal conference.
That Microsoft chose to let a third-party title close its show speaks volumes on how incredible Anthem is looking. Somewhere between Destiny, Avatar, Mass Effect and an Iron Man simulator, we know only little about it so far \u2013 but more than enough to have us reaching for our wallets, Fry-style. It seems to be a persistent online shooter in the same vein as Activision\u2019s Destiny, mixing first person and third person elements together with Bioware\u2019s signature panache for storytelling. But it\u2019s the lush world we\u2019 re most looking forward to exploring, from leafy green jungles full of stomping creatures to underwater caverns sparkling with bioluminescent life.
Welcome back Bioware. All is forgiven.»
«The Crew 2 is the go anyway, drive anything racing game from Ubisoft that lets you transform from a car to an airplane to a boat \u2013 instantly.
Cruising through a life-like recreation of Manhattan means you can drive down Broadway at top speeds (fairly impossible) , lift off and dodge skyscrapers to reach the Hudson, then plummet into the river and stay float, all without getting out of your vehicle. This arcade racer has you tour other famous US landmarks, too, including the Mississippi River on a powerboat and the Grand Canyon on a motorcycle.
The PS4, Xbox One and PC game doesn\u2019 t launch until early 2018, but Ubisoft is launching several rounds of The Crew 2 beta tests in between now and then.
Sign me up.»
«E3 2017 wasn\u2019 t Cuphead\u2019s first rodeo. The game has been in some sort of development since 2010 and showed its face both at E3 2014 and 2015. BUT, it finally looks like it\u2019s getting released and it looks amazing. Taking its cues from cartoons in the \u201830s, Cuphead looks like one big nostalgia trip back to when\u2019 toons were painstakingly drawn on a cel.
The game is rock hard, a seemingly endless tirade of boss fights after boss fights which your character — a person with an actual cup for a head — has to contend with. It looks so good, and different to any previous game, it might make this PS4-owning gamer invest in an Xbox One or a PC to play it — as these are the only formats it\u2019s getting released on.»
«The first Ni no Kuni was definitely my favourite PS3 game of all time. Ni no Kuni 2 features a fresh story and a new real-time combat system which looks ace. Carrying forward that beautiful Studio Ghibli style art direction from its predecessor, if the storytelling is even half as captivating, I\u2019 ll spend a good chunk of my life playing it, likely shedding more than a few tears in the process.»<\/p>\n

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